COG writes - Act of Aggression attempts to breathe some new life into a genre that has largely fallen by the wayside in recent years. Despite the game still being a solid RTS experience it doesn’t really bring anything innovative to the table.
Those looking for some old school RTS action would do well to pick up Act of Aggression.
Baden of WGB: "Despite the fact that I’ve never been very good at them, often outclassed in the competitive multiplayer side of things, my love affair with real-time strategy games has been a long one that began with what remains one of my favorite titles of all time, Total Annihilation. From there it was the Command & Conquer games, Dune, Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War, Company of Heroes, Supreme Commander, the Homeworld games and many, many more. And then just a few years ago Eugen released the wonderful R.U.S.E., a horribly overlooked gem that proved you could bring a strategy game to console without having to simplify it to an insulting degree. Now Eugen are back with Act of Aggression, a follow-up of sorts to their previous Act of War and a self-confessed attempt to recapture the golden days of RTS with a very Command & Conquer: Generals feel."
DD:
Act of Aggression is one of those titles that will no doubt appeal to dedicated fans of real-time strategy (RTS). It is incredibly polished and does most things quite well. However, its lack of fresh ideas gives it an overwhelming impression of too-comfortable familiarity. The end result is a solid if uninspired game that is fun but also somewhat fleeting.
RTS fans are picky - there needs to be a hook for them to jump on board. Doesn't seem like this has that.
^ I gotta agree with you on that
I respect those that play RTS games, as I just don't have the patience for such, let alone the brain power. Good to see games for them continue to be released, but this one seems to miss that "gotta have" feature.
Interesting to see Eugen Systems return to their Act of War days, still need to play that game.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't a golden age require more than one game? And would a game that scored a 70 even be something to prompt that question?